Tyrol Tirol |
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State of Austria | |||
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Country | Austria | ||
Capital | Innsbruck | ||
Government | |||
• Governor | Günther Platter (ÖVP) | ||
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Area | |||
• Total | 12,640.17 km2 (4,880.40 sq mi) | ||
Population (2016) | |||
• Total | 739,002 | ||
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
ISO 3166 code | AT-7 | ||
NUTS Region | AT3 | ||
Votes in Bundesrat | 5 (of 62) | ||
Website | www.tirol.gv.at |
Tyrol (/tɪˈroʊl, taɪ-, ˈtaɪroʊl/; German: Tirol, pronounced [tiˈʀoːl]) is a federal state (Bundesland) in western Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical Princely County of Tyrol. It is a constituent part of the present-day Euroregion Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino (together with South Tyrol and Trentino in Italy). The capital of Tyrol is Innsbruck.
The state of Tyrol is separated into two parts, divided by a 7-kilometre wide (4.3 mi) strip. The larger territory is called North Tyrol (Nordtirol) and the smaller area is called East Tyrol (Osttirol). The neighbouring Austrian state of Salzburg stands to the east, while on the south Tyrol has a border with the Italian province of South Tyrol which was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire before the First World War. With a land area of 12,683.85 km2 (4,897.26 sq mi), Tyrol is the third-largest state in Austria.